Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum
The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

did I just download 5 gigs of crap

Raziel078Raziel078 Registered User regular
edited January 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
So I just downloaded 5 gigs of a show I like. Its all in the original Japanese do .rmvb files have subtitles, if so how do I turn them on. Please tell me that I didn't spend 5 days downloading something i can't even understand.

I would like to put something clever and about me but I fear my company will find it
Raziel078 on

Posts

  • tardcoretardcore Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Try VLC player. It should play them.

    tardcore on
    durp.jpg
    Electronic composer for hire.
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited January 2009
    I have no idea if rmvb files (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) have subtitles built-in, but I don't think they do. Most of the time, when I want to watch subtitled videos, I have to download another file (typically with a .srt extension and the same file name as the video) and a subtitle player like VobSub. Real Alternative player apparently does subtitles natively (again, if you have the .srt file). If it's a popular Asian show (or even unpopular cult one), you can probably find the subtitle files easily on a Google search. Here's one link I found:
    http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_16002.htm

    Hahnsoo1 on
    8i1dt37buh2m.png
  • Desert_Eagle25Desert_Eagle25 Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    tardcore wrote: »
    Try VLC player. It should play them.

    VLC is good. I personally don't like it though (anyone else hate it that the search bar doesn't go where you click? It's always like a mile off.)

    You can go here to download CCCP (the Combined Community Codec Pack) and it should come with Media Player Classic. On the toolbar there should be a menu labelled "Navigate," which will have Subtitle options in it.

    Desert_Eagle25 on
This discussion has been closed.
Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum